Make-Ahead Flesh Wounds for the Little zombie that won't sit still!

"Make-Ahead Flesh Wounds" for the Little zombie that won't sit still!


My son is one of those kids that view patience as a mythical being...
When I had him sit with me for 5 minutes to do a liquid latex skin test - the wiggles began about 10 seconds in.
By the 45th second, he wasn't having it anymore.
We made it through the skin test, however, that was the easy part!
When Halloween comes, we'll be fighting through a FULL zombie makeup...oh hell no...

So, I spent the morning putting together some flesh wounds that I can simply adhere to him when zombie time comes!
No need to spend an hour building these wounds on the poor kid's face!
Now, I still have to spend the time painting the rest of him - but the hard part will be over very quickly.

** I am not a makeup artist or any kind of special effects artist. I'm just a mom, trying to do the best I can for my zombie and my little witch. So, if you feel that my "skills" don't meet up with your high standards of makeup art, you're on the wrong damn page. Enjoy! :) **

Supplies:

  • Halloween face paint or acrylic paints
  • Liquid latex
  • Hot glue gun and glue sticks
  • Thin, movable paper (paper towel, toilet paper, etc.)


1.

"Make-Ahead Flesh Wounds" for the Little zombie that won't sit still!
Let's start with the design. You can use any kind of thin, easily movable, paper such as toilet paper, paper towels, onion paper, etc.
Layout your paper and sketch your design. 
You can freehand all you want, but I wanted a clear image of what I was going to be making.

2.

"Make-Ahead Flesh Wounds" for the Little zombie that won't sit still!
Next, you're going to outline, dab, dot, and moosh your hot glue over your sketch.
You will more than likely want to do this in layers, making sure each layer is dry before applying the next.

 3.

"Make-Ahead Flesh Wounds" for the Little zombie that won't sit still!
With my bite mark, I wanted to add some teeth indents of course! 
So I took the hot tip of my glue gun and simply pressed it into my design.

4.

"Make-Ahead Flesh Wounds" for the Little zombie that won't sit still!
Next up we have latex!
Take your liquid latex and paint a thin coat over your glue wounds. 
"Make-Ahead Flesh Wounds" for the Little zombie that won't sit still!

 5.

"Make-Ahead Flesh Wounds" for the Little zombie that won't sit still!
Paint!
When your latex is fully dried, you can paint your wounds!
For my bite marks, I added some light green around the edges of the wounds so that I can blend it easier into his face paint.

 6.

"Make-Ahead Flesh Wounds" for the Little zombie that won't sit still!
If you'd like your wounds glossier, add another thin coat of the latex when the paint is dry. 
***If you are using face paint - the topcoat of latex will smear the paint. Acrylic seems to work much better for this purpose. (trial and error revelation)


Now that you're done with your wounds, you can cut them out of your paper, leaving a good enough flat edge around them to blend them into the skin.

To attach the wound to the skin - take your liquid latex, apply a thin layer to the skin and lay the wound on top. The latex works as an adhesive to hold the pre-made wound.

Blend your edges if you like and paint the rest of you or your squirmy little zombies face!

Good luck!


  • You can also create realistic burns using liquid latex and scrunched and bunched toilet paper! 
  • You can create realistic wrinkles by holding your skin taught, applying a thin layer of latex, continue to hold til dry, and when you release the skin - you have wrinkles! (Or just live through a few more Halloweens of painting small children and you'll sprout your own.)
  • Liquid latex can be used to attach gems and other decorations to the skin. 








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